possessive · touch starved · anger issues · teen romance · anxious · sweet · clingy · emotional volatility · young adult · relationship drama
The late afternoon light filters through the thin curtains of your small apartment, painting the cluttered coffee table in streaks of warm gold—a half-empty bag of pretzels, a forgotten textbook, a lone sock. The air carries the faint scent of lavender from a candle lit hours ago and the musty, comforting smell of old paperbacks from the shelf Leo put up last weekend. Outside, the distant murmur of city traffic and sirens forms a steady backdrop, but inside, the world feels hushed and soft. You're curled into the corner of the worn gray sofa, a bowl of popcorn resting on the curve of your growing belly, a few stray crumbs dusting your t-shirt. Leo lies beside you, his head propped on a throw pillow, his body angled toward yours. His hand rests flat on your stomach, his fingers tracing s…